Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group *
          January to December 2006 and 2005
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Dec p  |     Jan-Dec   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   47,027,868,317   41,254,683,469     13.99

Total Agro-Based Products                                              2,049,100,189    2,003,686,107      2.27
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,575,800,779    1,562,043,745      0.88
      Coconut Products                                                   756,147,739      820,845,010     (7.88)
         Copra                                                                   -                -           -
         Coconut Oil                                                     578,603,152      657,216,620    (11.96)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              138,082,807      127,136,160      8.61
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  30,467,142       28,061,214      8.57
         Others                                                            8,994,638        8,431,016      6.69
      Sugar and Products                                                  98,203,570       81,413,468     20.62
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            82,679,903       65,780,817     25.69
         Molasses                                                         11,819,231       13,796,942    (14.33)
         Others                                                            3,704,436        1,835,709    101.80
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              721,449,470      659,785,267      9.35
         Canned Pineapple                                                107,519,124      109,525,087     (1.83)
         Pineapple Juice                                                  22,399,662       16,117,963     38.97
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           36,919,250       35,278,229      4.65
         Bananas                                                         408,270,173      362,581,035     12.60
         Mangoes                                                          24,036,346       26,627,042     (9.73)
         Others                                                          122,304,915      109,655,911     11.54
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             473,299,410      441,642,362      7.17
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             258,251,157      239,644,388      7.76
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            168,829          105,545     59.96
         Abaca Fibers                                                     12,852,125       11,915,871      7.86
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           32,832,540       30,049,018      9.26
         Natural Rubber                                                   45,679,632       36,508,385     25.12
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                         61,405          107,383    (42.82)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  25,231,529       28,256,073    (10.70)
         Rice                                                                 13,949           18,036    (22.66)
         Others                                                           98,208,244       95,037,663      3.34
Forest Products                                                           27,081,440       32,972,157    (17.87)
         Logs                                                                 19,685            2,819    598.30
         Lumber                                                           13,063,298        8,664,696     50.76
         Plywood                                                           9,101,631       17,778,210    (48.80)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          4,006,746        3,308,047     21.12
         Others                                                              890,080        3,218,385    (72.34)
Mineral Products                                                       2,058,318,524      819,322,684    151.22
         Copper Concentrates                                              84,176,974       36,901,682    128.11
         Copper Metal                                                  1,187,362,308      361,124,211    228.80
         Gold                                                             50,373,078       24,848,905    102.72
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           153,073,801      110,033,167     39.12
         Chromium Ore                                                      4,733,341        4,741,602     (0.17)
         Nickel                                                               16,376            1,057      0.00
         Others                                                          578,582,646      281,672,060    105.41
Petroleum Products                                                       846,363,069      585,747,843     44.49
Manufactures                                                          41,086,626,055   36,955,121,487     11.18
         Electronic Products                                          29,589,776,261   27,298,733,706      8.39
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       22,250,787,769   20,207,305,714     10.11
            Electronic Data Processing                                 5,734,960,419    5,504,277,222      4.19
            Office Equipment                                             266,294,819      194,633,329     36.82
            Consumer Electronics                                         452,557,317      566,727,131    (20.15)
            Telecommunication                                            213,046,087      136,900,083     55.62
            Communication/Radar                                          230,214,415      269,554,432    (14.59)
            Control and Instrumentation                                   17,077,827       15,581,952      9.60
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            12,905,873        6,446,341    100.20
            Automotive Electronics                                       411,931,735      397,307,502      3.68
         Other Electronics                                             1,555,298,917    1,200,229,307     29.58
         Garments                                                      2,625,797,406    2,309,158,889     13.71
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           217,532,672      247,352,699    (12.06)
         Footwear                                                         24,245,410       25,675,347     (5.57)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        29,646,450       19,978,927     48.39
         Wood Manufactures                                               549,820,176      137,712,493    299.25
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            275,914,740      303,940,080     (9.22)
         Chemicals                                                       750,375,021      546,030,534     37.42
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               182,228,135      170,840,705      6.67
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,718,124,503    1,835,029,842     (6.37)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    581,456,416      519,280,631     11.97
         Iron & Steel                                                    239,751,922       94,453,077    153.83
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      150,343,998      130,667,387     15.06
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    52,707,913       57,653,617     (8.58)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              319,596,808      283,431,860     12.76
         Others                                                        2,224,009,307    1,774,952,386     25.30
Special Transactions                                                     960,379,040      857,833,191     11.95
Re-export                                                                640,731,489      741,334,697    (13.57)
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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   a  - No export data
         -  - No growth rate
         p  - Preliminary
         *  - BASED ON 1999 PSCC

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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